Authority and the Sacred Aspects of the Christianisation of the Roman World |
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| Author:
| Brown, Peter |
| Series title: | Canto Original Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59557-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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The Christianisation of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe, yet at the time it was a tentative and piecemeal process. Peter Brown's fascinating study examines the factors which proved decisive and the compromises which made the emergence of the Christian 'thought world' possible: how the the old gods of the Roman Empire could be reinterpreted as symbols to further the message of the Church. ' ... the treatment is fresh and independent.' The Times Literary Supplement'A...
More DescriptionThe Christianisation of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe, yet at the time it was a tentative and piecemeal process. Peter Brown's fascinating study examines the factors which proved decisive and the compromises which made the emergence of the Christian 'thought world' possible: how the the old gods of the Roman Empire could be reinterpreted as symbols to further the message of the Church. ' ... the treatment is fresh and independent.' The Times Literary Supplement'A brilliant book, by a scholar to whom church historians are already deeply indebted, providing ample material for further debates.' The Expository Times